Commentary: Endless distractions accompany distance learning
Distance learning is a major challenge that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both schools and students have struggled with creating engaging learning environments without being in a classroom. During the first semester of the 2020-21 school year, Healdsburg Unified School District saw a major drop in student grades which led to both students and teachers working to come up with solutions to keep students more engaged. Without being in a classroom, it has been hard for students to stay motivated and get work done, especially with the distractions that exist in students' homes.
Country Roads: Do you remember that melon?
The radio comes on at 5:15 a.m. It comes on gently, playing something classical from KDFC. It is Saturday morning and August is here.
From the library
The New Year brings new and exciting opportunities in the Healdsburg Library.
Someday we’ll laugh about this . . . right? Burney Falls and other wonders
We finally got to take a trip to see my dad and his new home in Burney, and it was wonderful. The trip itself took about five and a half hours, give or take a rest stop or two, taking the northern route (101 to Ukiah, then over to I-5 and up to Redding, then climbing up the mountains to Burney). The best part of the trip was getting to hug my dad, but there were a lot of other memorable moments, too.
Teenage activist changing local political landscape
Jackson Boaz has a full schedule these days.
2020 in the rearview mirror: A message from the Healdsburg mayor
As the holiday season is upon us and the end to the rather horrible 2020 approaches, I can’t help but reflect on what we have all been through as a community. While I’m sure we agree “good riddance” to 2020 and have hope for a much better 2021, I realize there are a number of lessons we will carry with us for years to come.
Unspeakable
A survey of our nation’s newspapers in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting massacre last week found a resounding unified message from editorial pages of all sizes, locales and political persuasions across our country.